German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, February 16, 2019
RB Leipzig LWWWD 3
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VfB Stuttgart LLLDL 1
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RBL123
VFB101
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Match Report

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Yussuf Poulsen double helps RB Leipzig close on top three with Stuttgart win

RB Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen scored twice as they beat VfB Stuttgart 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to move within a point of third place.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
7
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
51.5
Possession
48.5
8
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
336
Accurate Passes
307
473
Passes
432
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
27
0.1
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
82
23
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
22
32
Effective Clearances
26
32
Clearances
26

Head to Head

RBL leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

VFB · 5-4-1

  1. 1Ron-Robert ZielerG
  2. 21Benjamin PavardCD
  3. 4Marc-Oliver KempfCD-L
  4. 18Ozan KabakCD-R
  5. 2Emiliano InsúaLB
  6. 32Andreas BeckRB
  7. 8Gonzalo CastroCM-L
  8. 6Santiago AscacibarCM-R
  9. 9Steven ZuberLM
  10. 14Alexander EssweinRM
  11. 27Mario GómezF

Substitutes

  1. 13Jens GrahlSUB
  2. 28Holger BadstuberSUB
  3. 17Erik ThommySUB
  4. 24Borna SosaSUB
  5. 11Anastasios DonisSUB
  6. 10Daniel DidaviSUB
  7. 20Christian GentnerSUB

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 6Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 23Marcel HalstenbergLB
  5. 16Lukas KlostermannRB
  6. 31Diego DemmeCM-L
  7. 14Tyler AdamsCM-R
  8. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  9. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-R
  10. 10Emil ForsbergAM-L
  11. 7Marcel SabitzerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Marcelo SaracchiSUB
  2. 28Yvon MvogoSUB
  3. 29Jean-Kévin AugustinSUB
  4. 17BrumaSUB
  5. 22Nordi MukieleSUB
  6. 13Stefan IlsankerSUB
  7. 20Matheus CunhaSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, RB Leipzig 1. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 14' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  3. 16' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, RB Leipzig 1. Steven Zuber (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 22' Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 24' Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 59' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Bruma replaces Emil Forsberg.
  7. 68' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, RB Leipzig 2. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  8. 74' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, RB Leipzig 3. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Adams with a through ball.
  9. 74' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Daniel Didavi replaces Gonzalo Castro.
  10. 78' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Stefan Ilsanker replaces Timo Werner.
  11. 80' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Anastasios Donis replaces Andreas Beck.
  12. 86' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Borna Sosa replaces Emiliano Insúa.
  13. 90' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Matheus Cunha replaces Yussuf Poulsen.

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